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Office of Space Pam Schimanski

i. How do these affect the weather (if any)?
 * 1) Office of Space Science Education
 * 2) Students will complete a provided table on the planets including information such as rotation rate, length of year, atmosphere, escape velocity by researching the information available on the web.
 * 1) Grade: 6-8


 * 1) Building a water clock (Pam Schimanski)
 * 2) To build a feedback-controlled system (a water clock) and research ways to improve the system design.
 * 3) Grades: 6-8
 * 4) Building a Water Clock

Fruit and Veggie Bingo Homework Activities Grade 2-5 This activity has students eat and try different types of fruits and vegetables to fill a bingo card. This activity would go great with a nutrition unit, it has to students monitoring what they are eating while they are learning about the importance of healthy eating. By the end of the unit the students should be easily filling their bingo cards. [|Fruit and veggie Bingo][|Adventures Under the Sea] Andrea Pearson Grade Level: 3 - 4 In this lesson, the students will use a variety of technology resources to learn and share information about aquatic animals and plants. They will research information on the internet, compile this information into a power point slide show, and make a presentation to their fellow classmates. This information can be used to compare and contrast aquatic animals and plants as well as discuss life cycles and certain habitats of researched creatures. This follows the theme of animals’ bodies are related to their functions and survival.

[|Ecosystem in a box] Grade Level: 5 Students will demonstrate an understanding of ecosystems to enable them to identify the plants, animals, soil, and habitats that exist in each with an emphasis on conservation and preservation of those ecosystems. Students will select and choose appropriate animal, plant and soils and construct a three-dimensional model of 4 ecosystems in a four sectioned box format while working cooperatively in small groups. (Kristin Pascucci)

[|Endangered Ecosystems] Grades 3-8, This is an interactive site that allows the students to choose 1 of 3 different missions for either the Costa Rica catapillar, Mexican wildcats, or Brazilian river otter. The mission allows the students to view videos, visit field sites, read field reports, meet an explorer, and become an explorer. The students are able to build their own catapillar, constuct a food web, or become an explorer by making a "track trap." (Pam Belongia)

[|Five Senses in Spring] Five Senses Every season has it's own sights, sounds and smells. Find 5 things to do with each of the 5 senses in Spring. Ask questions, make observations and collect data. This could be done for any or all seasons. Grade: K Mary Roach

[|Caterpillar to Butterfly lesson] Heather Hillstrom Caterpillar to Butterfly First Grade The purpose of this lesson is for the students to understand the life cycle of a butterfly. The students will draw and label the four stages of the cycle and learn about metamorphosis. The concept of symmetry is also included in this thematic unit. The lesson uses literature, art work, and group work to keep the activities interactive.

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Cindy Ladd Asteroid movie - solar system theme http://www.esa.int/esaSC/SEMZWXE1P5F_index_0.html

aprox. 12 minutes grades 4 - 6 This movie shows the motions of the asteroid Itokawa. The spaceborn infrared obersavatory Akari observed Asteroid Itokawa last month with its infrared camera. Data will be used to refine estimates of potentially hazardous asteroids in the future.[|Asteroid movie]